Community Outreach and Patient Empowerment Program Inc

Overview

Mission

Community outreach and patient empowerment, inc. (cope; the organization) formally began activities in 2010, collaborating with the navajo community health representative outreach program and health facilities across navajo nation and partners in health. Cope incorporated in the state of New Mexico as a nonprofit corporation in march 2014, and tax-exempt status was obtained in april 2015. Copes board of directors is native controlled and composed of at least a majority who are enrolled members of federally-recognized tribes. The vision of cope is to promote health equity and improve the well-being of indigenous communities. Copes bold approach and partnerships enable the organization to respond to community-identified priorities with a suite of high-impact programs that: address food access and nutrition security; reduce the burden of chronic diseases; improve patient-centered cancer care; and, strengthen community access to health care through community health workers and other front-

What it reported doing in 2024

Activities related to community health made up the largest portion of the fy2025 budget in terms of expenses. In fy2025, cope continued to respond to community-identified priorities to address structural barriers and bridge gaps in the health care system with a suite of high-impact and integrated programs that address food access and nutrition security, promote maternal child health, reduce the burden of chronic diseases, improve patient- centered cancer care, and strengthen community access to health care through investing in frontline health workers. Cope continued to promote healthy food systems through its navajo fruit and vegetable prescription (fvrx) program in collaboration with small stores in the healthy store initiative (hsi) and growers across navajo nation to increase the availability and quality of healthy and traditional foods. Cope continued to promote maternal, infant, and child health through programs to reduce food insecurity and provide culturally informed educational materials. Cope continued its work with community members to guide cancer programming including the annual cancer survivorship conference, outreach materials, and support for individuals affected by cancer on navajo nation. Additionally, cope continued to invest in frontline health workers by supporting community health workers and providing pathways to foundational healthcare roles on navajo nation.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 78% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 95% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
465551998
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Headquarters
Gallup, NM, USA
Phone
5057222185
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Nonmonetary Support N.E.C.

Official website

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 57
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 84
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 42.3%; rating input score 42
  • Program expense ratio: 75.2%; rating input score 75
  • Fundraising efficiency: $40.51 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 50.6%; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 7.43; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 7.7%; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.5% per year; rating input score 100; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9.2% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 26.9% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 42.3% of revenue deployed · 75.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $1.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $110K · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 35 of 35 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 10 annual filings from 2015 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • HANNAH SEHN (EXECUTIVE DI): $109,571 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.